The right choice depends on whether you want to moderate, maintain abstinence, or are already taking a GLP-1 for another reason
7 Still, Le, who is also a general surgery registrar at Royal Melbourne Hospital, says, I think it is too early to say this is a robust, durable, and generalizable effect given the high heterogeneity of underlying studies. He notes a need for more rigorous randomized controlled trials with longer follow-up times to better characterize the impact of these medications on weight and OSA together, as well as gain a better understanding of effect size, optimal doses, side effects, interactions with other medications, and impacts on other comorbidities
Weight loss as a result of GLP-1s, when medically appropriate, can result in health benefits like lower blood pressure, a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, improved sleep and, in some cases, an overall improved quality of life
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